My Travel Guide
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| Official Name: | New Zealand |
| Location: | Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of Australia |
| Capital: | Wellington |
| Climate: | Temperate with sharp regional contrasts |
| Terrain: | Predominately mountainous with some large coastal plains |
| Languages: | English English and Maori |
| Official Currency: | New Zealand dollar (NZD) |
| Population: | 3,993,817 (July 2004 est.) |
| Religions: | Anglican 24%, Presbyterian 18%, Roman Catholic 15%, Methodist 5%, Baptist 2%, other Protestant 3%, unspecified or none 33% (1986) |
| GDP - per capita: | Purchasing Power Parity - $21,600 (2003 est.) |
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